Mandatory evacuations ordered for a new wildfire Thursday in Larimer County are now voluntary. The evacuation area is near Deadman Road, including County Road 86. This is west of Red Feather Lakes and north of the communities of Spencer Heights and Kinikinik.

Mandatory evacuations were issued near Deadman Road in Larimer County on Thursday afternoon. The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office said that mandatory evacuations were ordered for the area near Deadman Road and including County Road 86 due to a wildfire.

The outer bands of Hurricane Erin, now over 600 miles wide as it turns north, will lash the East Coast with tropical storm force winds, up to 4 feet of storm surge and waves up to 20 feet.

The Larimer County Sheriff's Office ordered mandatory evacuations in an area along Deadman Road west of Red Feather for the North Lone Pine Fire.

Dare County officials declared a state of emergency Sunday evening as they say Hurricane Erin is forecast to bring life-threatening impacts to the Outer Banks.

Hurricane Erin's large and expanding wind field will bring storm-driven waves, coastal erosion, and high seas, particularly impacting the Outer Banks.

A local state of emergency for Currituck County has been declared and a mandatory evacuation order has been issued for the Off-Road Area of Corolla, starting at

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